FUNERAL TUNES30 March 2006Dead DiscoTo celebrate the funtabulous single release by Dead Disco ( out on the 3rd April), High Voltage are having a party tonight at Music Box, Mancheste

MORE FLOORS TO VISIT28 March 2006The Second FloorLocal purveyors of space-rock and stars of our recent March On Stage event The Second Floor have a string of gigs throughout April and May including Blowout and High Voltage appearances...

ARE FRIENDS ECLECTIC ?21 March 2006Air CavFriends of Mine is at Joshua Brooks, this FRIDAY the 24th, with a fabulous line up of Air CAv, Tim Hill, Pierre Hall And The Lead Balloons and the mighty Loungs

SCIENCE FICTION21 March 2006MovementManchester’s ONLY true underground live music night presents another spectacle of noise, drunkeness and proper home cooked values - Tuesday the 21st March !

PILOTING INTO JOSHUA BROOKES18 March 2006The Star Fighter PilotLocal electronica genius The Starfighter Pilot plays Nowayback at the Joshua Brookes on Wednesday 29th March. Also appearing are Frame of Mind, Hannah and The Chimes and it's £4 in.

HIGH VOLTAGE: NEW LISTINGS! MORE GIGS!18 March 2006
All the latest upcoming events from the ever reliable High Voltage, including The Early Years (This Wednesday, 22nd March), Dead Disco, iLiKETRAiNS, The KBC, This Et Al, Kubichek! and much more...

MARCH ON STAGE # 3 THIS THURSDAY15 March 2006LodestoneMANCHESTERMUSIC.CO.UK continues its promotion
in association with HARD ROCK CAFÉ this time we rock out with Lodestone and Chairmen Of The Bored - It's free so pop in - tunes from 9pm

FOREST BACK IN THE GARDENS13 March 2006The ForestThe Forest make their long anticipated live return on Saturday 25th March at Akoustik Anarkhy (Gardens Hotel, off Piccadilly) with a new line-up. Also playing are The Nightjars and Last Arrow.

BURLESQUE AND BONKERS12 March 2006MocoIt's looking like another evening not to be missed at FictionNonFiction this Tuesday (14th) with Moco, The Permissive Society and Lady Lucks Burlesque Beauties on the bill for the best value club night in town (it's free in, as usual).

V-MAN EVENTS SPRING SCHEDULE11 March 2006
V-Man Events continue their mission to put on every band in the world in the pubs and bars of Manchester with Pitchshifter, Ladyfuzz, Million Dead, Misty's Big Adventure, O Fracas and Bromheads Jacket just some of the highlights in a packed schedule...

THANK BLOWOUT IT'S FRIDAY10 March 2006
Scottish bomehian indie-folksters My Latest Novel and much talked about local soloists Jim Noir and Stickboy are all on the bill for a rather good value Blowout tonight (10th March). Plus March/April listings.

CAN YOU HIT THINGS IN TIME?09 March 2006The FountainFancy joining one of our favourite bands? Manchester Music has always followed the shifting line-ups of The Fountain and it seems that they are currently looking for a drummer. If you think you're the person they're looking for, read on...

MARCH ON STAGE THIS THURSDAY08 March 2006PolitburoPolitburo and DoubleJo(h)nGrey are free this Thursday (9/3/06) at Hard Rock Cafe as part of a month long unsigned fest under the banner March on stage

HOSPITAL TREATMENT08 March 2006AlterkicksThe recently MEN:Go featured mcr:music event PLASTIC SURGEY has it's triage system on overload this week end.

MAYDAY! MAYDAY!07 March 2006Wolf EyesBlipFest presents an afternoon and night of post-rock, expermiental noise, new prog and generally disturbing stuff (in a good way, of course) at the Jabez Clegg on Bank Holiday Monday 1st May, with headliners Wolf Eyes and 7 other bands including Laymar.

WHEN JOHNNY COMES MARCHING HOME06 March 2006I Am KlootI Am Kloot return to their spiritual home of Night & Day for a three-night residency in May (21-22-23), with a similar event a couple of weeks earlier in London and a one-off gig in Barrow-in-Furness in between.

FICTIONAL CHARACTERS05 March 2006Bobbie PeruFictionNonFiction present another free to get in evening of live music at Tiger Lounge this Tuesday (7th March) featuring Bobbie Peru (ex-Adom),Sir Yes Sir and Monkeys in Love.

MAKE NEW FRIENDS AT JOSHUA BROOKES05 March 2006CohesionFriends Of Mine present a four band line-up of Cohesion, Optional Wallace, Granby Row and The Alpha Western next Saturday (March 11th) at Joshua Brookes and it's just £3 in before 9.30 (£4 after) with free CDs from Cohesion available.

BLUES BROTHERS05 March 2006Soledad BrothersFancy a bit of live blues-rock straight after work? Well look no further than Piccadilly Records where Detroit blues merchants and White Stripes contemporaries The Soledad Brothers will be appearing live this Wednesday (8th March) at 5pm.

FLOORSPACE05 March 2006The Second FloorManchester's finest purveyors of Spacemen 3 influenced drone rock The Second Floor will be playing at the Jabez Clegg this Tuesday (7th March) with The Magic O's also on the bill.

NO DEEPLY VALE IN 200603 March 2006
The revival of Rochdale's Deeply Vale Festival is in doubt due to restrictions on the licence proposed by the council. Yesterday the organisers issued a statement to say there will be no festival in 2006, although they hope to stage the event in 2007.

NO BURSTING INTO FLAMES THIS WEEK01 March 2006Shut Your Eyes And You'll Burst Into FlamesWe've just heard that unfortunately, Dance To The Radio's hotly tipped Shut Your Eyes And You'll Burst Into Flames have had to cancel this Friday's planned gig at Oldham Castle. But don't despair, they're coming to Music Box on 13th April.

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